Little Cakes Recipe – Porcupine – Ոզնի Ежик

Little Cakes Porcupine

Something sweet from my childhood : Little Cakes called porcupines :”перожные ежик”, in Russian or “Ոզնի” in Armenian.I’d say these little cakes were quite popular back in 1970’s -80’s and these days are only a sweet childhood dessert reminders for many born in Armenia or Russia.These little cakes are really fun to make,plus so delicious in taste .These can be made both : vanilla and chocolate flavors at the same time by simply adding cocoa powder or melted chocolate to the cake batter. I like making these with poppy seeds and lemon zest, tastes absolutely delicious ! This recipe will be the classic version.Hope you try the recipe and share your feedback on my instagram or facebook pages.

Hi Angelajan, The sugar should be 1 1/3 cups, the original recipe was for 2 cups,I reduced it.And ,to be honest my vozni never turned out dry or hard,it’s really soft and moist cake,I’d assume you over baked it,maybe? If you follow the recipe exactly ,I’m sure it’ll turn out great:) Let me know if any questions

Could be the butter if it was way too soft, or the quality of sweetened condensed milk, some brands are very thin,not good for making buttercream. Also the mixer speed should be on low when adding the condensed milk and you need to take your time and add only a little at a time Please try these tips ,I’m sure you’ll make better cream next time

Turned out delicious! My cake was a little dense but I’m pretty sure I over mixed. But still it was mouthwatering! I used the boiled cans of condensed milk and my buttercream was very rich and creamy. Thank you for this awesome sight! My sisters and I are all newly weds and your recipes help a lot!